It won't get easier when the host the Rebels next week but they contributed to what was a watchable derby in front of a appreciative crowd.
In condemning the Sharks to their second consecutive defeat, the Bulls kept it simple but also showed the necessary flair to unlock the Sharks.
The Bulls have a bye but having won three of their opening four games, they'll rest easy before they confront the struggling Chiefs on March 23. While the Jesse Kriel's 20th minute try was a regulation blindside move that caught the Sharks fast asleep, it was a thing of beauty ; flying nearly 70m down the right hand side.
Hendricks was particularly unlucky not to score on the stroke of half-time when he couldn't gather his own chip after flying down the right wing. The Bulls forwards put in a determined and unified shift with Schalk Brits, Tim Agaba and Duane Vermeulen prominent in the ball-carrying stakes.
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